Anxiety Is a Helpmate

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Tracy: When we talk about anxiety, the first thing we think is, oh, we better soothe it. We better immediately make it go away. But when we listen to anxiety as information, and we can use it to say focus more, persist more, you know, know that this is important instead of avoiding what makes us uncomfortable,. You can see immediately how anxiety is going to be a helpmate in these kinds of arenas.

Anxiety is an uncomfortable emotion, which is why most of us try to avoid it. But psychologist Tracy Dennis-Tiwary says our anxiety is also trying to tell us something. This week, we explore how we can interpret those messages and manage the intense discomfort these feelings can generate.

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